The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-15
A Most Excellent Measure to Keep
Out the Scum of Other Lands.
Some Startling Figures on the Sub
ject Presented to the Senate.
The Bill Referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
Mr. FaullSner's Case Reported Favorably
by tho Committee on Privileged
and Elections and the Oath
Administered.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ll-Mr Hoar, from
the committee on. privileges and elections,
presented n report In the West Virginia
case. lie said that the report was unani-
nous. The questions raised were very
simple ones and easily comprchendcd.
One of them had been, long ago, deter
mined by the Senate, and he supposed
that all senators had had occasion 10 re-
fleet on the other. In order that the sem
ator entitled TO tho seat might enter ut
once upon his duties, he hoped there
would be no objection to having the report
disposed OF at present The report was
read at length. II concludes with two res.
olutions- the one declaring that Daniel II.
Lucas is not entitled to the seat, and the
other declaring that Charles j. Faulkner
has been duly elected senator from the
State Of West Virginia for the term Of six
years, commencing March 4, 1887, and IL
entitled TO seat in the Senate rs such
senator. The resolutions were agreed TO-,
viva vocc, aud the oath Of office was there.
upon administered 20 Mr.. Faulkner.
Mr. lloar then moved that Mr.. Faulk-
ncr be assigned 10 the committees on
claims, District of Columbia, mines and
mining and pensions. Agreed 10.
Mr. Harris, from the committee ON rules,
reported an amendment TO Rule 81. That
rule provides that where an adverse report
IL made on claim, and that report agreed
TO, IL shall not be in order 60 take the pa
pers from Gle, for the purpose Of referring
them, at a subsequent session, unless the
| petition states that new evidence has been
discovered, and the substance OF IL. The
amendment is 10 add clause that where
there IN no adverse report Il shall be- the
duty of the secretary Of the Senate IL
| transmit all such papers 10 the committee
in which such claims are pending. The
report was agreed to.
Among bills that were introduced and
! referred were the following:
By Mr.. Harris To incorporate the
| Washington Suburban Railroad company
| ui the District Of Columbia.
by Mr.. George: To protect innoccn
purchasers OF patented articles lmaking
n Wild defense against actions for IN
fringement that the article was bough
for use or consumption, not for sale, ant
in good fifth and In the usual course q
trade aud providing that all patents shdl
| be subject tO purchase by the government
for general usc, at reasonable vluitionD.
Mr.. Plat moved that the last hll bc ~
| icrrcd 20 the committee ON patents, Whicl
had heretofore had the subject under con
sidcmlion- not 90 the judiciary committee
as proposed by iis author.
Mir George said that the hill was q very
important one; that II presented u lcw
question, and that the Judiciary commitlc,
was the one towhich II should be- referred
| As an additional reason for that WlCrunc,
| hc stated that the committee un patent.
/ had come to conclusion ON the subject
/ which lac believed adverse 10 the rights U
4 the great mass of the American people.
The propricty Of reference to the com
mittcc on patents WAS urged by McSsm
| Teller, ChaUc, lloar, Elmunds and Gmy
The question WIS taken 10y yeas and
| nays and tie motion tu plyr to thc com
miitcc on patents was agreed 10 yeas, 10,
nays, -.
Nv Chandler offered q resolution an
| ihorizing the select committee on Indian
/ tmdcr, authorized on 3d " juno. 1850 &,
continue its investigation. Ruicmd.
Nu. NoHnrLs mworArioN MI.
The Senate then took up the hill intro
duccd by Mr.. morrill,, io regulate immiga
ton, and was addressed 10y that senator ii
explanation and advocacy oi the bill.
lis main object, lac siid, was 10 have th,
charcicr of foreign immigrants examined
| hn.l los the United States consul nt th,
ports oi departure, inFicndo by State com
misioncm nj the port oi arrival. The for
cign idea, hc giid, was that the Iuiict
| States invited free immigration REGARDLESS
| oi the character ol the immigrant. but IN,
American idea wa that IL mover really Of
! fcrpd ma asylum to COnyicts, 10 irrccunril
able enemies of law aud orlor, or to tht
occupants ~ the old world EinWnr asylum
aud work-houscs. The doors wcp
left open only to persons of gpo,
| moral character. Tie lact that nunrll
| 100000 immigrants had come to thi
country within the last ten ycnm prove,
| that the question wB one Oi very great i'm
portancc. The great American principl,
0f free admission Of immigrants was no
proposed 10 bc abandoned bot ihat prin
! ciplr had always bccnon the condition tha
the immigrants should b. NJ good mona
character and should be able 10 supper
themselves.
lie referred 10 the Tact that recently M,
mayor oi the Athens II America had pre-
sided at banquet given In honor Of th,
champion suggur of the prize ring, an'
that. II not The WILL at least the politica
| necessities, Of the mayor had consented 4
that. lie said that 20 per cent. a
the population oi Boston wns composed q
persons oi foreign birth aud foreign pa
runingc, 80 per cent. ~ the population
Of New York and ~ per cent q
the population oi Chicago, and these iig
urcs might be- aggravated by future immi
grafton. BY the census Of 1880 the popu
latOn Oi foreign birth aud parcntago WI
about 100000 aud the immigration
since then, 4,3ii,OOO 10 that, without In
cluding the children born Of foreign pn
rcntagc since 1850, there was now IN thi
country a foreign population Of O,3i0, ,OOC
or nearly onc.third oi Tho entire popula
ton.
This disclosed the enormous attraciiv
force cxertcd by this country on the inhal
itanis of Europe. lie had lately yisitc
Castle Garden, New York, where ycsc
had Just arrived from Antwerp, with O0
immigrants, and the sight he had vii
messed suggested the doubt whether thI
country possessed the transccndcnt powc
to transfer oil those immigrants into goo
and valuable American citizens. II
quoted the reply oi Mr.. Baliour 10 que